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Virginia Disability Employment Initiative Round VIII

“VA DEI will fund four Disability Resource Coordinators and implement activities in the Northern Virginia Region that will build on existing career pathways with a focus on the Information Technology (IT) sector that have been developed by the local partners. The project will also expand on work currently underway by Northern Virginia Community College and its adult education partners to customize a bridge program that will connect low-skilled adults to college level IT programming through an integrated education and training program. Key activities will include the analysis of existing adult education and community college IT curricula and instructional practices to ensure accessibility according to Universal Design Principles, development of fully accessible career assessments for use by local partners, and alignment across all instructional programs that lead to ever higher levels of credential attainment among program participants. The regional industry sector model will be applicable to other career pathways. Targeted industry sectors will include Information Technology.”

The LEAD Centeris a collaborative of disability, workforce and economic empowerment organizations dedicated to improving employment and economic advancement outcomes for all people with disabilities.The LEAD Center is funded by the Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor, Grant #OD-23863-12-75-4-11.